Band 6 Early Intervention Occupational Therapist - Kenrick
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A Vacancy at Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.***
Looking for a new opportunity to develop your skills in rehabilitation? Want to live in the youngest city in Europe? Truly cosmopolitan with a diverse population of over 1.1 million, Birmingham has the largest open space in Europe and fantastic network links to the rest of the UK.
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Early Intervention Community Team within Birmingham Community Health Care NHS Foundation Trust, the largest community trust in the country.
As part of a wider Early Intervention programme, we have delivered in the last 12 months: 77000 fewer acute bed days used, 19000 fewer non-acute bed days, and people spend 11.5 fewer days in the system. Overall, having an impact of £25.8 million saved for Birmingham to reinvest in Health and Social Care developments.
You will be joining a community team in the midst of one of the largest Health and Social Care transformations in the country, with exciting changes and developments, preventing avoidable hospital admissions, premature admission to long-term residential care, and facilitating early hospital discharge.
The post holder will act as a practitioner for Occupational Therapy within the Adults Community Services Division. They will ensure access to urgent and routine Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention, provide and monitor treatment programmes at home, and ensure safe discharge or referral to alternative services as appropriate. They will work in partnership with patients, carers, and other health and social care agencies to promote independence and develop individual plans of care relevant to person needs.
A person who is an excellent communicator with a flexible approach, and has existing, or an eagerness to establish, links with Health and Social care partners and a passion for 'trusted assessor' principles, will be at an advantage when working in this team. You will have opportunities to support junior staff and students, as well as drive and lead in service development projects and quality patient care.
We run an excellent Inspire leadership training programme for all staff with line management responsibility, alongside other opportunities to develop your career.
HCPC/NMC registrations are a requirement for registered staff roles. The post holder will be expected to work shifts as required over 7 days per week in line with service delivery.
Informal Enquiries Speak To: Jazz - 0121 303 8920
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This advert closes on Tuesday 25 Mar 2025.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Management and Manufacturing
* Mental Health Care
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